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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • Male hand sliding mobile phone either into or out of denim jeans pocket

    Muting people on social media is fast and free and will change your life

  • Young woman screaming, close-up<br>GettyImages-200069807-001

    What is an ‘emotionally immature parent’?
    How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

    Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?
  • ‘In late 2020 the cumulative toll hit and, after six months of working almost around the clock, I broke down at my computer mid-sentence.’

    Why am I like this?
    Is it possible to break the cycle of burnout for good?

    The cycle of busy periods, burnout and recovery has started to feel grimly predictable. Are we doomed to repeat it forever – or can we develop immunity?
  • A young woman with dreadlocks and a gap-tooth smile grins widely.

    ‘We can’t escape it’
    Death doula Alua Arthur on her ancient profession

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • A boy wearing glasses holding a tissue to his nose

    Sneezy season
    Do I have seasonal allergies or is it the common cold?

  • Girl with arms akimbo in front of blue background<br>Composite image of girl standing with arms akimbo in front of blue background

    Fear of the unknown
    Are you more sensitive to uncertainty than others?

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Reclaim your brain

The toolkit

  • A doctor examining mammograms

    What is a breast cancer risk assessment score? Should I get one?

  • The arm of a swimmer wearing a CGM

    Glucose monitors
    I’m not diabetic – should I be using a glucose monitor?

  • Female tattoo with pink hair artist doing tattoo on client

    Oops, I did ink again
    How to get a tattoo you won’t regret

  • composite image of two grecian looking busts of women drinking green juice with broccoli florets poking out

    Ancient wisdom
    Can these 1,800-year-old-wellness tips help you live better?

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Columns

  • If you spend most of your time by yourself, and not by choice, alone time may feel like a burden.

    Why am I like this?
    I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?

  • Graphic illustration in shades of ochre, light pink and light blue, of a fit woman (cropped below the neck) in halter top and yoga leggings sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, surrounded by makeup bottles and holding one in each hand on her knees, each of which emanates colored steam.

    Ask Ugly
    Is a makeup routine really mindfulness?

  • Woman receiving back massage

    Will this fix me?
    What is lymphatic drainage massage and why do celebrities love it?

  • illustration of a locket broken in half. One side says 'best' and the other says 'friend'

    Why am I like this?
    In the age of ‘toxicity’, are we walking away from friendships too quickly?

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Health & wellbeing

  • Tim Dowling’s trout lasagne

    ‘The trout lasagne is very good!’ How I recreated six classic beef dishes – with oily fish

  • Phil Daoust, covered in electrodes for his polysomnogram.

    My insomnia hell: sleeplessness is a curse – but I think I finally have the answer

    • Emma Beddington

      Seven things you really don’t need to worry about, from ‘straw wrinkles’ to sitting too much

      Emma Beddington
    • A woman in a white bathrobe enjoying a luxury spa with a swimming pool

      The longevity vacation: why bar-hopping holidays are out and extreme wellness breaks are in

    • Stuart Heritage scratching his bald scalp

      Losing my hair made me miserable. Now I’m as bald as an egg, I couldn’t be happier

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Relationships

  • ‘I feel so much more sexually confident with him and have a happiness I’ve never felt before.’

    The stress of cheating on my wife is making me ill – but I can no longer suppress who I am

  • Molly Roden Winter shot for OM

    ‘I wanted sexual adventures, I didn’t want to fall in love’: Molly Roden Winter on her astonishing memoir of an open marriage

  • ‘It occurred to me that this man was going to be in my life forever’ … Lukas Radovich, left, and Liam Forcadilla in Sydney in February

    The moment I knew: his voice on speaker made me laugh – and broke my family’s haze of grief

  • illustration of older people being intimate

    This is how we do it: ‘I’ve had more sex in the past two years than in the rest of my life’

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Food

  • Anna Jones’ squash and caramelised onion quesadillas.

    Get stuffed: the secret to vegan quesadillas

  • OM Nigel spring Vegetables Miso Broth

    Nigel Slater’s recipe for spring vegetables in miso broth

  • Thomasina Miers' roast chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga.

    Chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga, and coffee flan – Thomasina Miers’ Mexican recipes

  • Baked tomatoes with chickpeas and curry leaves.

    Salmon pie, pork in cider, fig tart – Nigel Slater’s one-pot dinners

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Puzzles

  • A dance of fools

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: to fool or not to fool?

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,365

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,838

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,456 medium

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,362

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links Tutti Frutti with Shout Out to My Ex? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

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